,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #g1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,ruiz introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,house             
,administration1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to prevent the enrichment of
 certain ,government officers and       
employees or their families through     
,federal funds or contracting1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2      
findings  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,public ,service    
,spending ,integrity ,act4  7b7         
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,americans' trust in government  
is essential to our democracy4  7#b7    
,allowing public service by an elected  
official to seemingly converge with     

their own personal gain is corrosive to 
,americans' faith in government4  7#c7  
,members of ,congress and the executive 
branch have substantial power and       
discretion over the disbursement of     
public funds1 and with that comes the   
obligation to create a barrier between  
public service and personal gain4  #b4  
,limitation on use of ,federal funds and
 contracting at businesses owned by     
certain ,government officers and        
employees  7a7 ,limitation on ,federal  
funds  7#a7 ,president2 ,vice           
,president2 ,cabinet ,beginning in      
fiscal year #bjbj and in each fiscal    
year thereafter1 no ,federal funds may  
be obligated or expended for purposes of
 procuring goods or services at any     
business owned or controlled by a       
covered individual or any family member 
of such an individual1 unless such      
obligation or expenditure of funds is   
necessary for the security of a covered 
individual or family member4  7#b7      
,members of ,congress ,beginning in     

fiscal year #bjbj and in each fiscal    
year thereafter1 no funds from a        
,members' ,representational ,allowance  
of a ,member of the ,house of           
,representatives 7including a ,delegate 
or ,resident ,commissioner to the       
,congress7 or a ,senators' ,official    
,personnel and ,office ,expense ,account
 may be obligated or expended for       
purposes of procuring goods or services 
at any business owned or controlled by  
the ,member of ,congress or any family  
member of such a ,member1 unless such   
obligation or expenditure of funds is   
necessary for the security of a ,member 
or family member of a ,member4  7b7     
,prohibition on contracts ,no federal   
agency may enter into a contract with a 
business owned or controlled by a       
covered individual or any family member 
of such an individual4  7c7             
,determination of ownership ,for        
purposes of this section1 a business    
shall be deemed to be owned or          
controlled by a covered individual or   

any family member of such an individual1
 or a ,member of ,congress or a family  
member of such a ,member1 if the covered
 individual or member of family or the  
,member of ,congress or member of family
 7as the case may be7-- 7#a7 is a member
 of the board of directors or similar   
governing body of the business2 or  7#b7
 directly or indirectly owns or controls
 #ea percent or more of the voting      
shares of the business4  7d7            
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,covered individual ,the term covered   
individual means-- 7,a7 the ,president2 
7,b7 the ,vice ,president2  7,c7 the    
head of any ,executive department 7as   
that term is defined in section #aja of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code72 and   
7,d7 any individual occupying a position
 designated by the ,president as a      
,cabinet-level position4  7#b7 ,family  
member ,the term family member means an 
individual with any of the following    
relationships to a covered individual or
 a ,member of ,congress3  7,a7 ,spouse1 

and parents thereof4  7,b7 ,sons and    
daughters1 and spouses thereof4  7,c7   
,parents1 and spouses thereof4  7,d7    
,brothers and sisters1 and spouses      
thereof4  7,e7 ,grandparents and        
grandchildren1 and spouses thereof4     
7,f7 ,domestic partner and parents      
thereof1 including domestic partners of 
any individual in paragraphs 7#b7       
through 7#e74  7#c7 ,federal agency ,the
 term federal agency has the meaning    
given that term in section #ajb of title
 #dj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7      
,member of ,congress ,the term ,member  
of ,congress has the meaning given that 
term in section #bajf of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code1 but does not     
include the ,vice ,president4